A battery that could last 100 years 🔋

Plus: NASA’s InSight Mars lander shares its last selfie May 26, 2022 [Blueprint]( With the rise of renewable energy, we are facing an unprecedented problem: our lack of energy storage solutions. EVs are not exempt from this challenge. In the race to make the auto industry all-electric, Tesla's battery research group is leading the way with a new type of battery cell that’s more effective than the lithium-ion cells used today. And, hear this: It could last 100 years! We'll dive into the new EV battery shortly, but first, take a moment to see how an incredibly talented man built his own boat out of scrap materials in just 90 days. Good morning. I’m Derya, an editor at IE. This is The Blueprint. Let’s harness the power. [Play]VIDEO OF THE DAY [A DIY man built his own yacht with scrap materials in just 90 days]( [Yacht.]( Watch the most astounding recycling and engineering skills at work. [Must Read]MUST READ [A new battery design could last for an entire 100 years]( [EV.]( Tesla's battery research group published a paper earlier this month [that provides details of a battery design]( that could serve us for a whopping 100 years! This new type of battery cell can be much more effective than the lithium-ion cells currently in use. The battery’s chemistry uses nickel in its mix, bringing high energy density into the picture, which can ensure a higher range for electric vehicles. Breaking new ground. Interestingly, these batteries also demonstrate higher durability than Li-ion batteries when charged at various temperatures. In a hypothetical situation where the battery is used at a temperature of 77°F (25 °C) at all times, the battery life could exceed 100 years. The group [has already produced]( quite a few patents and papers on batteries for Tesla. With such exciting figures, we can’t wait to see what comes next. [READ MORE [Arrow]]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Linkedin]( [SCIENCE]SCIENCE [NASA’s InSight Mars lander shares its last selfie from the Red Planet]( We should say our goodbyes as NASA's InSight Mars mission is coming to a close. Four years after InSight landed on Mars in November 2018 to study seismic activity, NASA [has just shared a side-by-side image]( of a selfie taken on day 10 of the mission and the last image taken by InSight. [READ MORE [Arrow]]( And Other Stories in Science - NASA [has released 50 key objectives]( to tackle its first human mission to Mars. And the moon will play a crucial role. - A new method [extracts lithium from water]( with magnetic nanoparticles. - The PAGEOS space balloon: Check out [one of NASA's most successful failures](. [INNOVATION]INNOVATION [NASA-supported diffractive solar sail will let you see the sun like never before]( Existing reflective solar sail designs are very large and very thin, limited by the direction of the sunlight, forcing tradeoffs between power and navigation. Now, diffractive light-sailing [could extend solar sail capability]( beyond what's possible, with missions in development today. [READ MORE [Arrow]]( And Other Stories in Innovation - A novel use of solar panel material [can substantially upgrade durability](. - The world’s first giant floating ocean farm [will deliver 3,700 tons of fish]( per year, somehow with “zero” adverse environmental effects. - It might be possible for us to [make cars from petroleum waste](. [MAIL & MUSINGS]MAIL & MUSINGS Tesla's new battery research is just one of the many breakthroughs in the field of energy storage. What novel energy storage technology makes the most sense to you? [Gravity storage — it's mind-numbingly brilliant.]( [Storing energy in water is the future.]( [The startup storing energy in salt knows what it's doing.]( [What about hot sand? Throw some energy into that.]( YESTERDAY'S RESULTS We asked whether you think Meta has made the right decision by not building its own metaverse. According to 38 percent of you, it's all too meta. 38% It’s all too meta for me. 25% Well, if Meta is doing it, it's probably because it's the profitable choice. 25% Yes, it wouldn’t make sense anyway. 12% No, this is a lost opportunity for Meta. [QUOTE OF THE DAY]QUOTE OF THE DAY "All that we don’t know is astonishing. Even more astonishing is what passes for knowing." Philip Roth in “The Human Stain” (2000) [AND ANOTHER THING]AND ANOTHER THING - Elon Musk's [SpaceX plans to settle Mars]( before the century is out. Get ready for the first city on Mars. - Initial genomic sequencing suggests the monkeypox [hasn’t mutated to become more transmissible](. So what explains its unprecedented rise across the world? (WIRED) - A cutting-edge manufacturing technique [creates robots less than one millimeter wide](. - Germany [says it will vote against EU plans]( to label nuclear power as a green investment. (euronews.green) - Check out the [seven most expensive electric cars]( in the world in 2022. You'll need deep pockets to drive one of these. - NASA’s Shuttle Carrier Aircraft [was secretly equipped with]( infrared countermeasures for its high-profile 1983 European tour. (The Drive) - A new universal method [can solve quantum problems]( crucial to future computing. Prepared by Derya Özdemir and Brad Bergan Enjoy Reading? Forward this email to a friend. Was this email forwarded to you? [Join Free!]( [About Us]( [Advertise]( [Contact Us]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Youtube]( [Linkedin]( [Instagram]( You are receiving this email because you have subscribed to our newsletter. 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